[Thus] the people pay for the mad folly of their princes who, evilly minded, pervert judgement and give sentence crookedly. - Hesiod

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[Thus] the people pay for the mad folly of their princes who, evilly minded, pervert judgement and give sentence crookedly.

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About Hesiod

Hesiod (Ἡσίοδος Hēsíodos) was an early Greek poet, believed to have lived around the year 700 BC.

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Native Name: Ἡσίοδος
Alternative Names: Hesiodus Hesiod of Ascra
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